quantifier + of + uncountable noun
Lesson 2 My favourite sport
In this lesson students will learn about sports games they like very much.
1. Vocabulary
Read and remember the meanings of the following words/phrases.
2. Listen and repeat
Listen and repeat the words/phrases written above after the teacher.
3. Listen and practise
Listen to the dialogue and practise it in pairs.
Phone: Do you like sport?
Kham : Yes, I do.
Phone: What kind of sport do you like?
Kham: I like football, tennis, and sepaktakraw. How about you?
Phone: I like football and badminton.
Kham: Do you always play football?
Phone: Yes, I do. It’s my favourite sport?
Kham: Where do you play football?
Phone: At school.
Kham: Can I join you?
Phone: Yes, please.
drive the ball ijŁįŁĮŐİ position ī ŗŁōŢŒĦ
change
İźŋĮ
miss
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choice
ģŁĮŌĸņļģ seriously ĶŒŁĦħŃĦħ ŀĦ fix on ħŻļĦŏĺŒ
shoot
ĩŃĦİĿīň striker
ıňœĻŊŃœĮģļĦŢœŁ well together ŌĤʼnœŁģ ŀĮŐĪœĪń
form İĿģļį techniques ŌīŀģĮŃģ
friendship match Į ŀĪĵŃĪīĿijŁį theories ijŁģĭŃĪĺĿĪń midfielder ıňŻĻŊƈĮģļĦģŁĦ pass ĺƅĦīŗŒ youth organization ļ ʼnĦģŁĮħ ŀĪī ŀœĦĨŁĹŢŇŒĵ
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4. Read and answer
Answer the questions
- What kind of sport do you play at school?
- What kind of sport do you like most?
Read the following text and answer the questions below.
Sone studies in year one at Xaysettha High School. He is the tallest boy in his classroom. He likes to play sport at school. Every week, he has two hours for physical education. During this lesson, Sone and his friends can choose the sport they like to learn and play the sport they like. There are many kinds of sport they can learn and play for example, sepak takraw, volleyball, basketball, high jump, long jump, judo, karate, football, badminton, tennis, and swimming. All students learn about theories, rules, and techniques of different kinds of sport before they practise and play.
Sone and his friend Kham like to play football at school because it is their favourite sport. In the afternoon, after their classes, they change their clothes and play football together with other friends. Sone is a midfielder, and Kham is a striker. Sone and Kham play well together. Sone is good at driving the ball through the opponent side and passes it to Kham who is always ready to shoot the goal.
At home, Sone always watches English premier league on TV. He learns many techniques from the best players of different teams of English premier league. When there is a big match on TV he never misses it. His eyes are fixed on the game until it is finished.
On weekends, Sone always plays football with his friends in his village. The youth organization in his village has formed a village team.
His village team sometimes plays friendly matches with other village teams. In the future, Sone would like to play football for the Lao National Team to SEA Games.
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Questions:
1. What does Sone like to do at school?
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2. What can Sone and his friends do during their physical education class?
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3. Can students learn and play golf at Xaysetha High School?
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4. What do Sone and Kham learn about football?
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5. What is Sone’s favourite sport?
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6. What position is Sone?
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7. What does Sone do at home?
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8. What team does Sone want to play for in the future?
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5. Read and complete
Read and complete the text below using the words from the box.
At school, my friends and I (1)…...………play football after our classes. Our school has a football field for students to (2)…………..football or other sport. Every year, our school (3)..………..an annual football (4)………..……… between student teams of different years. This year, I (5)………….……in year one, and our team will play year four team in the first round. My friends and I have
play organize am hard together
decide competition usually positions players
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to work (6)………….to select players within year one to form our team.
We are all new students, and most of us haven’t played football (7)……….before. To select (8)………. we first play football together three times. Then we make a short list of our team players. Next, we (9)…………..…… together to form our team. After that, we fix (10)……….. of players. Finally, we practise playing together after our classes. We hope our team will play well together and get through to the final.
6. Grammar note
Example:
To form a football team is not an easy task for many people. First, the team must be named. Next, the manager and the coach of the team must be appointed. Then players of the team must be selected. After that, positions of team players must be fixed. Finally, the players of the team must play together to improve the teamwork.
Exercise:
Put correct time-order transition signals from the box in these sentences.
How to start a car?
……….….., the driver opens the door of the car. ………...….. the driver inserts the key into the ignition. ………..…, the driver turns the key to start the car. ………, the driver puts the gear lever into FIRST.
………….…, the driver can drive off.
A transition signal ōĵ ŒĮĥ ŗŁĺ ŀį ĻŊņ ĺ ŗŁĮĹĮĥ ŗŁĺ ŀįĭńŒĺĿōĪĦŏĻœĽňœĹŒŁĥĹŁĵĥŃĪŢŅŒĦŌģŁĿģŒŁĩģ ŀį ļńģĥĹŁĵĥŃĪŢŅŒĦ, ōīŒŌĵ ŒņļŌĽʼnŁŌĻŀĮ finally ōĸœĹŌĽʼnŁĽňœĹŒŁĮ ŀœĮōĵ ŒĮĥĹŁĵĥŃĪĺŇĪĭœŁĩōĸœĹ. ģŁĮļĿĭŃįŁĩģŁĮģĿĭ ŗŁĺŃŒĦŏĪĺŃŒĦŢŅŒĦĭńŒŌİŀĮ paragraph Į ŀœĮĥĹĮŏĨœ time-order transition signals ĨŅŒĦĵńĪ ŀŒĦĮńœ: First,.. First of all,… Second,… Third,… Next,… After that,… Then….
Finally,… ŌĽʼnŁĺŁĵŁĪĺ ŀĦŌģĪŐĪœĹŒŁģŁĮŏĨœ time-order transition signals Į ŀœĮģŗĵńģ ʼnĪĤļĦ ĵ ŀĮĥņŌĹĸŁŏĨœĤņœĮī ʼnœĮİĿŎĻĩģħĿŏĨœţŁĩĶŇĪĻŊŀĦĥ ŗŁĺ ŀįĩ ʼnģŌĹŀœĮōīŒ Then…ħĿįŗŒĵńţŁĩĶŇĪŌĸńĩ.
First Next After that Finally
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7. Listen and complete
Listen and fill the missing words in the gaps.
Last Sunday, Sone and Kham went to play a football (1)…………
for their village team. Their village team played Phonthanh village team.
When the game started Sone (2)……..…….. the ball past through three (3)……….. and passed it to the left wing (4)…….………. The left wing striker passed the ball to Kham quickly. Without hesitation, Kham (5)…………..….. the ball into the far corner of the goal, but it was saved by the (6)…………... Half time finished with 0-0 (nil to nil) draw. When the second half started, the opponent side had very good (7)………., and scored a goal. Sone tried hard to (8)………the ball and passed it to Kham. Kham shot many times, but it was not his day and the ball missed the goal so many times. Finally, at the 90th minute, Sone possessed the ball in the penalty area and was attacked by the (9)……… of the opponent side. The referee gave his team a penalty shoot. Kham was the player who kicked the ball into the (10)……….. The game ended with a 1-1 draw.
8. Write
Write a paragraph of 50 words about your favourite sport.
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9. Sing
Listen and repeat after the teacher then sing along together.
Are you sleeping? (repeat) Brother John (repeat) When the bells are ringing (repeat) Ding Ding Dong (repeat)